“You Just Trust The…”: KL Rahul Reacts to India’s Second Test Victory

Ashwin and Shreyas did it today with ease and style. Congratulations on earning India the victory. We never expected it to be easy; we expected to have to grind and work hard for runs… It was more difficult with the new ball. We dropped more wickets than we would have liked. We made mistakes, but we will look to learn from them and hopefully perform better in the future if a similar situation arises. I’m pleased with our bowling depth over the last 6-7 years, he added.
Rahul, who led India in the series in the absence of the injured Rohit Sharma, praised the team’s bowling unit.
The series victories speak volumes about how well we’ve honed our pace attack. Ashwin and Axar (Patel) have also performed admirably. Umesh (Yadav) raised his hands, and Jaydev (Unadkat) came in late but bowled brilliantly and deserved more wickets than he received. However, the pressure aided Ashwin and Axar in capitalizing, he said.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan believed that one more wicket could have changed the game’s outcome. He did, however, give full credit to Iyer and Ashwin for their tenacious batting performance.
Everyone contributed, we’ve played well in this venue. Under pressure, Shreyas and Ashwin batted admirably. We needed another wicket. We can think of a lot of ifs and buts, but we’re pleased with how we fought, he said.
It was unfortunate I couldn’t bowl well in the first Test, but happy to have done well here. I’m pleased with the team’s attitude. We’re hoping for better results next year. Man-of-the-match Ravichandran Ashwin, who took six wickets and scored 42 not out in India’s second innings, said he was confident in his defense when he came out to bat on Sunday.source: cric7 VideosI thought Bangladesh performed admirably. The game had to be won the difficult way. In these situations, you may feel compelled to strike. They bowled very well. But we had to have faith in our defense. I wanted to get in there and help Shreyas. Pitches were good, albeit a little slow. Cheteshwar Pujara was named series MVP after scoring 222 runs in two games.
It’s been a hard series, the series was very competitive. I think I’ve found my groove. I’ve put in a lot of effort; I’ve played many first-class games and worked on my game, Pujara said.
(On first-class) When you consider the time between Test series, playing first-class helps keep in touch. With the WTC, every game is important, and you have to be on top of your game, he said.